| Firefly at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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 Gold medalist | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Torbay | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 3–12 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 21 from 21 nations | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 21 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
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| Firefly | Open |
| Star | Open |
| Swallow | Open |
| Dragon | Open |
| 6 Metre | Open |
The Firefly was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics program in Torbay. Seven races were scheduled. 21 sailors, on 21 boats, from 21 nations competed. [1]
 Rank | Helmsman (Country) | Sailnumber [2] | Race I | Race II | Race III | Race IV | Race V | Race VI | Race VII | Total Points [3] | Total -1 [4] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | |||||
 |  Paul Elvstrøm  (DEN) | 486 | 6 | 645 | 3 | 946 | 11 | 382 | 5 | 724 | 1 | 1423 | 1 | 1423 | 5543 | 5543 | ||
 |  Ralph Evans (USA) | 501 | 2 | 1122 | 3 | 946 | 9 | 469 | 1 | 1423 | 5 | 724 | 5 | 724 | 5717 | 5408 | ||
 |  Koos de Jong (NED) | 498 | 6 | 645 | 5 | 724 | 4 | 821 | 3 | 946 | 3 | 946 | 2 | 1122 | 5397 | 5204 | ||
| 4 |  Rickard Sarby (SWE) | 495 | 8 | 520 | 1 | 1423 | 7 | 578 | 1 | 1423 | 11 | 382 | 14 | 277 | 4603 | 4603 | ||
| 5 |  Paul McLaughlin (CAN) | 483 | 5 | 724 | 9 | 469 | 8 | 520 | 2 | 1122 | 2 | 1122 | 7 | 578 | 4535 | 4535 | ||
| 6 |  Felix Sienra Castellanos (URU) | 502 | 2 | 1122 | 5 | 724 | 8 | 520 | 10 | 423 | 9 | 469 | 4 | 821 | 4388 | 4079 | ||
| 7 |  Jean-Jacques Herbulot (FRA) | 491 | 1 | 1423 | 7 | 578 | 11 | 382 | 12 | 344 | 2 | 1122 | 16 | 219 | 4068 | 4068 | ||
| 8 |  Pierre Van Der Haeghen (BEL) | 485 | 3 | 946 | 14 | 277 | 5 | 724 | 6 | 645 | 4 | 821 | 15 | 247 | 3907 | 3660 | ||
| 9 |  Arthur McDonald (GBR) | 503 | 10 | 423 | 4 | 821 | 18 | 168 | 3 | 946 | 7 | 578 | 8 | 520 | 3456 | 3456 | ||
| 10 |  Alfons Oswald (SUI) | 494 | 14 | 277 | 17 | 193 | 1 | 1423 | 17 | 193 | 13 | 309 | 8 | 520 | 3083 | 2915 | ||
| 11 |  Wolfgang Richter (BRA) | 498 | 7 | 578 | 6 | 645 | 19 | 144 | 4 | 821 | 15 | 247 | 9 | 469 | 2904 | 2904 | ||
| 12 |  Morits Skaugen (NOR) | 492 | 13 | 309 | 9 | 469 | 13 | 309 | 14 | 277 | 7 | 578 | 3 | 946 | 3032 | 2888 | ||
| 13 |  João Tito (POR) | 500 | 10 | 423 | 10 | 423 | 7 | 578 | 8 | 520 | 14 | 277 | 11 | 382 | 2850 | 2603 | ||
| 14 |  Livio Spanghero (ITA) | 497 | 15 | 247 | 4 | 821 | 10 | 423 | 11 | 382 | 17 | 193 | 12 | 344 | 2603 | 2410 | ||
| 15 |  Erik Palmgreen (FIN) | 481 | 11 | 382 | 2 | 1122 | DNF | 0 | 15 | 247 | 6 | 645 | DNF | 0 | 2396 | 2396 | ||
| 16 |  Jimmy Mooney (IRL) | 493 | 4 | 821 | 8 | 520 | 14 | 277 | 15 | 247 | 13 | 309 | 18 | 168 | 2342 | 2342 | ||
| 17 |  Jorge Brauer (ARG) | 496 | 16 | 219 | 12 | 344 | 6 | 645 | DNF | 0 | 10 | 423 | 6 | 645 | 2276 | 2276 | ||
| 18 |  Robert French (AUS) | 490 | 18 | 168 | 11 | 382 | 16 | 219 | 9 | 469 | 12 | 344 | 10 | 423 | 2149 | 2005 | ||
| 19 |  Juan Manuel Alonso-Allende (ESP) | 484 | 9 | 469 | 12 | 344 | 16 | 219 | 12 | 344 | 19 | 144 | 13 | 309 | 1829 | 1829 | ||
| 20 |  Herbert McWilliams (RSA) | 487 | 12 | 344 | 16 | 219 | 0 | 14 | 277 | 16 | 219 | 16 | 219 | DNF | 0 | 1278 | 1278 | |
| 21 |  Harald von Musil (AUT) | 499 | 20 | 122 | DNF | 0 | 18 | 168 | 17 | 193 | 19 | 144 | DNF | 0 | 627 | 627 | ||
DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified
= Male, 
= Female
A total of three race area's was positioned by the Royal Navy in Torbay. Each of the classes was using the same kind of course and the same scoring system.
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